A Czech monsignor preparing for Christmas

Above you see Msgr. Joseph Manak, from the city of Frydek Mistek in the Czech Republic. In his parish he organized a party - Santa Claus for adults - on December 10, 2012.

The clownish aspect of the post-Vatican II clergy is another facet of  aggiornamento. To step away from the seriousness of the path of the Cross, taught by Our Lord Jesus Christ, and to adopt a constant laughing and joking is what has been called the " theology of laughter."